No. 24 UCSB Hands CSUN a 4-0 Defeat

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.—Playing its second nationally ranked women's tennis opponent this week, CSUN dropped a 4-0 decision to No. 24 UC Santa Barbara Saturday afternoon at the Arnhold Tennis Center.

Marta Gonzalez and Camille Kiss defeated Ekaterina Repina and Sasha Turchak 6-1 at No. 2 doubles before Priscila Janikian and Amelia Honer clinched the doubles point as the Gauchos' duo defeated Jenna Dorian and Yuliia Zhytelna 6-2. UCSB's nationally ranked pair of Shaknoza Khatamova and Elizaveta Volodko (No. 83) led Jolene Coetzee and Ana Isabel Fraile Toboso 5-4 before the doubles ended.

Camile Kiss began singles with a 6-1, 6-0 victory over Fraile Toboso at No. 3. Honer handed Turchak a 6-2, 6-0 defeat in the No. 4 singles match. Volodko clinched the overall win with a 6-4, 6-2 victory at No. 2 versus Coetzee.

Khatamova, who is ranked 76th this week in the ITA poll, was leading Repina 7-6 (7-3), 2-1 at No. 1 singles when the action ended. When play was called, Priscilla Janikian led Dorian 6-4, 3-2 at No. 5. Zhytelna led Marta GonzalezBallbe 6-4, 1-4 as the action ended.

"It felt great to be on the court and compete with my team and have their support," Zhytelna said."

CSUN faced No. 21 USC earlier this week and this was the fourth nationally ranked opponent of the year that the Matadors faced. The Gauchos improved to 13-6, 5-0 in the Big West.

ACCORDING TO HEAD COACH GARY VICTOR
"Yuliia made the most of her opportunity today. She is rubbing elbows with some outstanding seniors (Kat, Jenna, Ana, and Jolene) and she is seeing what it's like to compete at the collegiate level. Yuliia can be very successful in the future."

UP NEXT
CSUN (7-7, 3-4 Big West) host Long Beach State (8-9, 3-4 Big West) next Saturday. The first serve is scheduled for 11 a.m.

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